fagoting vs embroidery

fagoting and embroidery both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
fagoting	Yes	No	No	No
embroidery	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, embroidery is a hypernym of fagoting; that is, embroidery is a word with a broader meaning than fagoting:

fagoting: embroidery in which groups of parallel threads are tied together with fagot stitches
embroidery: decorative needlework

Other hypernyms of fagoting include fancywork.

fagoting (noun)	embroidery (noun)
embroidery in which groups of parallel threads are tied together with fagot stitches	decorative needlework
	elaboration of an interpretation by the use of decorative (sometimes fictitious) detail